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COMBINATION SOFA AND CONVERSATION-CHAIR. No. 443,301. Patented Dec. 23,1890.

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JULIUS STIENEN, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO FANNY STIENEN, OF SAMEPLACE.

COMBINATION SOFA AND CONV ERSATION-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 443,301, dated December23, 1890. Application filed March 12, 1890. Serial No. 343,616. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUs STIENEN, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, a citizen of the United States, have invented certain.

new and useful Improvements in a Combination Sofa andConversation-Chair, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to a combined sofa and conversationchairwhich can be readily changed from a sofa to a conversation-chair andback again to a sofa; and the invention consists of a combined sofa andconversation-chair composed of a supportingframe and two independentseats having backs, one seat being centrally pivoted to thesupporting-frame while the other seat is guided laterally in ways of thesame and connected with the axially-turning seat by a suitablemechanism, so as to impart by the turning of the pivoted seat areciprocating motion to the sliding seat and permit thereby the changefrom a sofa to a conversation-chair, and vice versa.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2 represent perspectiveviews of my improved combined sofa and conversationchair, showing thesame respectively in position as a sofa and as a conversation-chair.Figs. 3 and 5 show plan views of the seat-frames, corresponding to thepositions of the seats shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 is a plan viewshowing the seatframes 1n the act of being moved from one position intothe other, and Fig. 6 is a vertical longitudinal section on the line 3,Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the supporting-frame of myimproved combination sofa and conversation-chair. On thesupporting-frame A are arranged two seats B B, which are provided withfixed backs O and The frame I) of the seat B is pivoted to a transversebrace a of the supporting-frame A, so as to be capable of turningaxially on the pivot a. The frame I) of the seat B is guided by lugs din suitable ways (1 cl of the supporting-frame A, so that it may bemoved longitudinally on the same.

The frame I) of ,the seat B is connected by a pivot-rod D with a centerpivot e of the frame I) of the seat B, said connecting-rod being pivotedeccentrically to the frame of the seat B, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, sothat when the seat B is turned on its axis the seat B is reciprocated onits guideways, as shown in Fig. 4, and thereby a sufficient spaceprovided for permitting the turning of the seat B on its axis until itsback arrives at the opposite side of the supporting-frame A. As the backapproaches this position the connectingrod D moves the seat B back againinto its normal position until it arrives finally alongside of the seatB, so as to form a so-called conversation-chair, as shown clearly inFig. 5.

In place of the connecting-rod D, extending from one seat-frame to theother, any other equivalent mechanism by which reciprocat= ing motion isimparted to the sliding chair may be used.

By returning the seat B back into its original position theconversation-chair is changed back into a sofa.

During the axial motion of the seat B the seat B is moved away from theseat B, so as not to interfere with the turning of the same, and finallyreturned again into position alongside of the seat B, so that there isno interference between the seats when the change of position from thesofa to the chair, and vice versa, is made, and'therebya simple andconvenient conversation-chair and sofa obtained.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent l. The combination, with a supportingframe, of twoseats having fixed backs, one seat being centrally pivoted to thesupporting-frame, so as to turn on its axis thereon, while the otherseat is reciprocated in Ways of the supporting-frame, and mechanism forconnecting the frames of the seats, so that on turning one seat on itsaxis the other seat is moved out of the way of the axially-turning seatand returned to its former position sidewise of the same, substantiallyas set forth.

2. The combination, with a supporting- In testimony that I claim theforegoing as frame having a transverse brace near the end my invention Ihave signed my name in presand longitudinal guideways at the other end,ence of two subscribing Witnesses.

of two seats having fixed backs, one seat be- 5 ing centrally pivoted tothe transverse brace, JULIUS S'JIENEN.

while the other seat is guided in said ways, and a conl'iecting-rod thatis pivoted centrally Witnesses: to the frame of the reciprocating seatand PAUL GOEPEL, eeeentrieally to the axially-turning seat, sub- W.REIMHERR.

IO stantially as set forth.

